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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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they'd cast their vote for

0Two-thirds of Clinton's supporters there said they would vote Republican or not vote at all rather than for Obama, according to the polls.02br
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01i00Forty-one percent of Clinton supporters said they'd cast their vote for McCain, and 23 percent said they would not vote at all.02i02br
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00I don't understand the logic of this sentence in italics. Why supporters of Clinton want to vote for McCain. Is 'they'd' hypothetical?02br
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1i 00they would02i 00 is of course hypothetical, in case Clinton loses02br 02br 00Because they prefer voting for McCain better than for Obama, if Clinton loses. For revenge or racial reasons. 0-

  • 1i 00they would02i 00 is of course hypothetical, in case Clinton loses02br 02br 00Because they prefer voting for McCain better than for Obama, if Clinton loses.
  • For revenge or racial reasons.
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1i00they would02i00 is of course hypothetical, in case Clinton loses02br
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00Because they prefer voting for McCain better than for Obama, if Clinton loses. For revenge or racial reasons. 0-

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